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Title PEOPLE AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Code ULMS784
Coordinator Dr SC Pereira Costa
Work, Organisation and Management
Sandra.Pereira-Costa@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 7 FHEQ First Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 6

 12

       6

6

 30
Timetable (if known) 60 mins X 1 totaling 6
  		120 mins X 1 totaling 12
  		      60 mins X 1 totaling 6
60 mins X 1 totaling 6
  		 
Private Study 120
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Examination There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 1  24 hours    50       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Individual assignment. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 1  -2000 words    50       

Aims

The aim of this module is to provide students with understanding of contemporary people management issues from a performance management perspective. The module will engage with contemporary debates in human resource management issues such as engagement, commitment and capability.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Demonstrate critical and ethical awareness of the strategic and operational implications for performance management systems within organizations;

(LO2) Describe how performance management systems can be integrated into existing management systems and work;

(LO3) Explain the roles and responsibilities for performance management;

(LO4) Discuss and critique the implications of contemporary performance management approaches;

(LO5) Explain the potential contribution of performance management to the development of individual, group and organizational capability;

(LO6) Explore international performance management, with particular reference to East/West differentials;

(LO7) Critically evaluate the effectiveness of performance management.

(S1) Problem solving skills

(S2) Commercial awareness

(S3) Organisational skills

(S4) Communication skills

(S5) International awareness

(S6) Lifelong learning skills

(S7) Ethical awareness

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Hybrid delivery, with social distancing on campus.

1 hour online asynchronous learning per week x 6 weeks
1 hour face-to-face synchronous lecture per week x 6 weeks
2 hour face-to-face seminar every week x 6 weeks
1 hour face-to-face peer-to-peer learning every week (unscheduled) x 6 weeks
Self-directed learning x 120 hours

Syllabus
 

The syllabus will generally cover:

The strategic role and context of performance management;

Individual, group and organizational performance management systems;

Performance management and developing personal, group and organizational capability;

Performance management roles and responsibilities, performance and reward;

Managing engagement and commitment;

Human capital;

Contemporary challenges in performance management and East/West differentials in performance management systems.

Recommended Texts
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